Research Stories
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Butlr, founded by former Media Lab researchers, uses insights from thermal sensors to make buildings safe and efficient.
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By making use of MIT’s existing fiber optic infrastructure, PhD student Hilary Chang imaged the ground underneath campus, a method that can be used to characterize seismic hazards.
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New research could improve the safety of drone shows, warehouse robots, and self-driving cars.
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Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
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Corvus Robotics, founded by Mohammed Kabir ’21, is using drones that can navigate in GPS-denied environments to expedite inventory management.
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As part of a high-resolution biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.
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Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest.
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The team’s detection method, which identified 138 space rocks ranging from bus- to stadium-sized, could aid in tracking potential asteroid impactors.
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Using high-powered lasers, this new method could help biologists study the body’s immune responses and develop new medicines.
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The drug-device combination developed by MIT spinout Lumicell is poised to reduce repeat surgeries and ensure more complete tumor removal.